May Robson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia May Robson (19 April 1858 - 20 October 1942) was an actress and playwright. A major stage actress of the late 19th and early 20th century, Robson is best known today for the dozens of 1930s motion pictures she appeared in when she was well into her seventies, usually playing cross old ladies with hearts of gold.

Actor

1908

[ ] When Knights Were Bold (????)

1915

[ ] How Molly Malone Made Good (Herself)

1916

[ ] A Night Out (Granmum)

1920

[ ] Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Prostitute at Clinic (uncredited))

1926

[ ] Pals in Paradise (Esther Lezinsky)

1927

[ ] Rubber Tires (Mrs. Stack)
[ ] The Angel of Broadway (Big Bertha)
[ ] Chicago (Mrs. Morton - Matron)
[ ] The King of Kings (Mother of Gestas)
[ ] A Harp in Hock (Mrs. Banks)
[ ] The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary (Aunt Mary Watkins)
[ ] Turkish Delight (Tsakran)

1931

[ ] The She-Wolf (????)

1932

[ ] Red-Headed Woman (Aunt Jane)
[ ] If I Had a Million (Mrs. Mary Walker)
[ ] Little Orphan Annie (Mrs. Stewart)
[ ] Strange Interlude (Mrs. Evans)
[ ] Letty Lynton (Mrs. Lynton, Letty's Mothers)

1933

[ ] Alice in Wonderland (Queen Of Hearts)
[ ] Lady for a Day (Apple Annie)
[ ] Dancing Lady (Dolly Todhunter)
[ ] Broadway to Hollywood (Veteran Actress)
[ ] The Solitaire Man (Mrs. Vail)
[ ] The White Sister (Mother Superior)
[ ] Men Must Fight (Maman Seward)
[ ] Beauty for Sale (Mrs. Merrick)
[ ] Reunion in Vienna (Frau Lucher)
[ ] One Man's Journey (Sarah)
[ ] Dinner at Eight (Mrs. Wendel)

1934

[ ] Lady by Choice (Patricia 'Patsy' Patterson)
[ ] Straight Is the Way (Mrs. Horowitz)
[ ] You Can't Buy Everything (Mrs. Hannah Bell)
[ ] Mills of the Gods (Mary Hastings)
[ ] The Hollywood Gad-About (Self (uncredited))

1935

[ ] Reckless (Mrs. Granny Leslie)
[ ] Anna Karenina (Countess Vronsky)
[ ] Strangers All (Anna Carter)
[ ] Vanessa: Her Love Story (Judith Paris)
[ ] Grand Old Girl (Laura Bayles)
[ ] Age of Indiscretion (Emma Shaw)
[ ] Movies on Sundays (Herself (uncredited))
[ ] 3 Kids and a Queen (Mary Jane 'Queenie' Baxter)

1936

[ ] Wife vs. Secretary (Mimi Stanhope)
[ ] The Captain's Kid (Aunt Marcia Prentiss)
[ ] Rainbow on the River (Mrs. Harriet Ainsworth)

1937

[ ] A Star Is Born (Lettie Blodgett)
[ ] The Perfect Specimen (Mrs. Leona Wicks)
[ ] Woman in Distress (Phoebe Tuttle)

1938

[ ] Bringing Up Baby (Elizabeth Random)
[ ] The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Aunt Polly)
[ ] Four Daughters (Aunt Etta)
[ ] The Texans (Granna)

1939

[ ] They Made Me a Criminal (Grandma Rafferty)
[ ] Four Wives (Aunt Etta)
[ ] Daughters Courageous (Penny, the Housekeeper)
[ ] That's Right – You're Wrong (Grandma)
[ ] Yes, My Darling Daughter ('Granny' Whitman)
[ ] Nurse Edith Cavell (Mme. Rappard)
[ ] The Kid from Kokomo (Margaret 'Maggie' / 'Ma' Manell)
[ ] Breakdowns of 1939 (Self)

1940

[ ] Irene (Granny O'Dare)
[ ] The Texas Rangers Ride Again (Cecilia Dangerfield)
[ ] Granny Get Your Gun (Minerva Hildegard Hatton)
[ ] Breakdowns of 1940 (Self)
[ ] Cavalcade of the Academy Awards (Self)

1941

[ ] Million Dollar Baby (Cornelia Wheelwright)
[ ] Four Mothers (Aunt Etta)
[ ] Playmates (Grandma Kyser)
[ ] Hedda Hopper's Hollywood No. 1 (Self (uncredited))

1942

[ ] Joan of Paris (Mlle. Rosay)

1983

[ ] Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Writing

1916

[ ] A Night Out (Theatre Play)